Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Haiti Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A poet who wrote 'Choucoune' (1883), one of the first celebrated poems in Haitian Creole.
Set to music, 'Choucoune' became one of Haiti's best-loved songs and, in English, the calypso 'Yellow Bird'.
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